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want to get to john berman in lower manhattan. i've been watching a lot of the pictures coming in to us from further down south and you can see major flooding of roads. you can see high winds and choppy seas. we haven't seen any of that here yet in new york. but there is an impact, which is mainly, you know, closings. >> that's right, soledad. no storm surge, no flooding. yet. but the mayor here, and city officials, they want people to get ready. that is why they ordered the mandatory evacuation of some 370,000 people from low-lying areas. lower manhattan right where i'm standing, also the other boroughs right now. people have moved to some 76 storm shelters throughout the city. they're crashing with friends who live in different parts of the city. also they've moved into hotels. mayor michael bloomberg, he said he wants people out of these areas for their own safety. also the safety of emergency workers. let's listen to what he said. >> a lot of people say, oh, well, i'm just going to tough it out, if down the road you can't toug
want to get to john berman in lower manhattan. i've been watching a lot of the pictures coming in to us from further down south and you can see major flooding of roads. you can see high winds and choppy seas. we haven't seen any of that here yet in new york. but there is an impact, which is mainly, you know, closings. >> that's right, soledad. no storm surge, no flooding. yet. but the mayor here, and city officials, they want people to get ready. that is why they ordered the mandatory...
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john, thank you for the update. let's go to mike galanos, he is in atlantic city where they have tons of damage, really devastating pictures from the afternoon before the storm made landfall and then when it did make landfall, absolutely remarkable pictures to talk about. mike, good morning. how's it looking now? >> good morning, soledad. right now and, again, you mentioned intermittent rain, gusts of bitter cold wind kissing me right now. to reset the scene, you talked about some of those pints. i was standing in it. about a half a block behind me, soledad, that was basically a raging river hn me. it all came together about 8:00 last night, the storm surge, high tide. that water was up to my knee. if a car drove by i'd get a wave of water over my waist. that's what we were dealing with here in atlantic city. i mentioned the storm surge, the high tide, the wind gusts practically knocked me into the water. that's what we were dealing with last night. and again, governor chris christie not happy with the mayor here in
john, thank you for the update. let's go to mike galanos, he is in atlantic city where they have tons of damage, really devastating pictures from the afternoon before the storm made landfall and then when it did make landfall, absolutely remarkable pictures to talk about. mike, good morning. how's it looking now? >> good morning, soledad. right now and, again, you mentioned intermittent rain, gusts of bitter cold wind kissing me right now. to reset the scene, you talked about some of...
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john, zoraida? >> dan, new jersey governor chris christie has been actually praising the president, something that we don't often hear. he's been saying that the work that he's doing is outstanding. what can you tell us about that? >> that's right. this is someone who's been a vocal critic of the president but he did point out not only that the president has been doing a good job but that the overall administration has been helping out. as you know, the president did declare a state of emergency for the state of new jersey, new york, and several other states, and that a disaster declaration, as well, the president signed that. and so, governor christie praising the president and the administration. take a look at what he has to say. >> this is for the people in my state. and when the president does things that deserve praise i will give him praise. and when the president does things that deserve scorn, i'll give him scorn. i think people know that about me. but i'm not going to play politics with th
john, zoraida? >> dan, new jersey governor chris christie has been actually praising the president, something that we don't often hear. he's been saying that the work that he's doing is outstanding. what can you tell us about that? >> that's right. this is someone who's been a vocal critic of the president but he did point out not only that the president has been doing a good job but that the overall administration has been helping out. as you know, the president did declare a state...
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i'm john berman. >> and i'm zoraida sambolin. it's 5:00 a.m. in the east. we begin with the latest on the aftermath of the superstorm hurricane ire hurricane sandy. most buses are up and running again and they are free of charge. but most of lower manhattan still has no power and temperatures are dipping into the 30s and 40s. >> and there are no heartbreaking picture as long the jersey shore barrier islands. houses picked up, some just buried in the sand and governor chris christie who toured the destruction with president obama said some parts of the shore may never look the same again. >> the death toll reached 124 people with 56 in the united states. at least 28 in new york. and close to 5 million customers are still waiting for the power to come back on. >> cnn has the entire disaster zone covered this morning. our correspondents spanned out across lower manhattan and all up and down the jersey shore. >> first, the economic capital of our country is slowly getting back to normal this morning even while facing extreme damage.
i'm john berman. >> and i'm zoraida sambolin. it's 5:00 a.m. in the east. we begin with the latest on the aftermath of the superstorm hurricane ire hurricane sandy. most buses are up and running again and they are free of charge. but most of lower manhattan still has no power and temperatures are dipping into the 30s and 40s. >> and there are no heartbreaking picture as long the jersey shore barrier islands. houses picked up, some just buried in the sand and governor chris christie...
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john? >> there's a lot of controversy and frankly, confusion over the status of the new york city marathon. it is still scheduled for sunday. the mayor says it's going to go on. it starts in staten island. what are residents saying about this? >> reporter: residents are not really holding back much emotion on that. they are saying that marathon should not be run. the residents aren't the only people. local congressmen were says that at a briefing we went to not far from here. they don't know why the marathon is being run when people in this burrow are in such dire need. the marathon starts here and goes across the bridge. people here are just incredibly frustrated about that. mayor bloomberg said the marathon will not divert resources from the needs of the people in the city, but the people here are in dire need. we just drove through lower manhattan. it's pitch black there. there's no power there. there's a lot that has to be done to get the city back up to speed if things are going to ret
john? >> there's a lot of controversy and frankly, confusion over the status of the new york city marathon. it is still scheduled for sunday. the mayor says it's going to go on. it starts in staten island. what are residents saying about this? >> reporter: residents are not really holding back much emotion on that. they are saying that marathon should not be run. the residents aren't the only people. local congressmen were says that at a briefing we went to not far from here. they...